East Linna Dale
valley · Orkney Islands
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a valley located to the east. 'Linna' may be a variant of 'linn', meaning a waterfall or pool, and 'dale' means valley.
Word origins
- East
- Old Englisheastern(from ēast "east")
- Linna
- Old EnglishAttestedwaterfall, pool(from linn "waterfall, pool")
- Dale
- Old Norsevalley(from dalr "valley")